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1 Jun. 2017
Free Doughnuts in Select Cities This Summer If You Have These Cards!
Tomorrow is National Doughnut Day! To celebrate, American Express and Delta are driving a doughnut truck around the US, filled with unique doughnuts inspired by Delta snacks like cookies, pretzels, and peanuts.  And they’re not stopping until August 12, 2017! Is There a Problem, Officer?  Doughnut Truck = Increased Police Prese...
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13 Apr. 2018
Ink Business Preferred: 3x on Plastiq
For the moment at least, payments made via online payment processor Plastiq with Chase Ink Business Preferred Cards are coding under the 3x category bonus. The 3x category bonus on the Ink Business Preferred is supposed to be for travel and shipping purchases, internet, cable and phone services, and on advertising purchases made with social
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17 Jul. 2019
How to Display AA’s Old Award Search Tool
Ugh. American Airlines’ new tool for searching award space is super annoying. The results are in no way displayed in a way that makes it efficient for us to see what’s available. It gives you no easy option to filter number of stops or cabin. On the week view, it says a filter function is
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4 Apr. 2018
Barclays’ New Arrival Premier Card Is One to Avoid
Today Barclays (re-branding from Barclaycard US), announced their new premium travel credit card, the Barclays Arrival Premier card. It was highly anticipated by those that follow the credit card and points/miles world, as any new addition is (usually) positive news. While the Arrival Premier does add something different, nearly all the news is qui...
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4 Apr. 2018
You Can Now Follow Travel Codex on Flipboard
The internet sure has changed from when I started this blog six years ago. Smart phones have taken off, Facebook is no longer cool, and RSS feeds are practically ancient history. More and more I see that traffic has been shifting to aggregators like Apple News. In fact, Travel Codex gets twice as much readership
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8 Sep. 2019
8 Simple Tips to Avoid Travel Scams
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading 8 Simple Tips to Avoid Travel Scams…
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20 Nov. 2019
Emirates Orders 787-9, Reduces 777X Order
Emirates has today finalized a purchase agreement with Boeing for some Boeing 787-9s, which also sees them reducing the number of Boeing 777Xs they have on order. Emirates Substitutes 30 Boeing 777Xs For 787-9s Emirates and Boeing have today finalized an agreement for the purchase of 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, valued at $8.8 billion at
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1 Jun. 2017
Pick Your Airline! Choice Is Offering 1,000 Airline Miles per Hotel Stay
A month ago, I let you know that Best Western is offering 1,000 American Airlines miles per stay. Now, via Frequent Flyer Bonuses, Choice Hotels is offering folks a similar deal!  You’ll get 1,000 American Airlines or Air Canada Aeroplan miles per stay, through July 31, 2017, or August 15, 2017 (depending on which airline ...
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8 Oct. 2019
Amazon: Additional 20% Off Some Products For Discover Cardholders (Plus 5% Cashback)
The Offer Direct link to offer (our affiliate link) Amazon is offering cardholders 20% off some products Our Verdict In addition you also get 5% back at Amazon this quarter. At the moment there aren’t many options for the additional 20% off, but I wonder if they plan to add more products. There is a
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3 Jun. 2017
North American Savings Bank CD Account Review: 0.10% to 2.02% APY CD Rate (MO)
Available to those in Idaho and Washington, North American Savings Bank offers competitive rates of 0.10% to 2.02% APY on CD terms from 3 to 120-months. That’s maximum savings with a fixed rate! North American Savings Bank CDs has a minimum opening deposit of $1,000 and no monthly fees. Grow your money faster with interest and get
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7 Sep. 2019
The Moment Two Passengers Emerge Together From a United Airlines Lavatory
Women were lining up for the lavatory for about ten minutes, and no one was coming out. That’s usually when you hope a flight attendant will put some coffee grounds in there between uses. A flight attendant notices the line, saying to one of the women “you’re still right here” as no one has moved.
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6 Sep. 2019
American’s Internal Memo on the Miami Mechanic Who Sabotages a Plane
News that an American Airlines mechanic in Miami sabotaged an aircraft before it prepared to take off with passengers was truly shocking. The man admitted that he wanted to delay or cancel the flight out of frustration with union contract talks, and to force more overtime work to fix the problem he had caused. American
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